“Every day I’m touched even more by the number of people who are joining us to help raise money for the people of the Smoky Mountains,” Parton says in a press release. “It is a special place and I’m honored that these people care so much about what we’re doing through the My People Fund to help those who have lost everything due to the wildfires.”

The telethon aims to raise money for the Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund, which was established by Parton, the Dollywood Company and Parton’s dinner theaters after the devastating wildfires in Sevier County, Tennessee. Parton previously announced that her My People Fund will provide $1,000 each month to Sevier County families affected by the Smoky Mountain wildfires.